Type chase



A pfil 17'; 1945.

TYPE CHASE Filed Jan. 9, 1943 INVENTOR.

Patented Apr. 17, 1945 UNITED y STATES PATENT vorwell;

Frederick Kohnle, Dayton, Ohio, assignox to The Monarch'Marking System Company, Dayton, Ohio, a corporation of Ohiol Y Application January 9, 1943,5Serial No. l71,839,

1 Claim. (Cl. 10i-393) This invention relates tok type chases. More particularly the invention relates to improvements in that character of chase especially useful in tag marking or printing machines. In this type of machine, it is desirable that the type or printing characters be readily interchangeable for conveniently varying the price marking or printing setup.

The type chases of price marking machines are supplied to order. That is to say, the chase in each case is arranged with the type set as required by the particular department store. Accordingly, each machine has necessarily been special as to the chase structure. Mainly, it has beenthe object here to provide universal parts adapted to be assembled to order.

The concept here is the result'of study of the problem of construction involved in designinga chase so that it will receive and support the lines of type in a -relatively wide` range of sizes with type of varied sizeusable in any given setup. In this study', it has been the objective of the inventor to provide a chase for interchangeable ytype wherein the `size of the` type receiving openings or sockets may be readily altered or modied to accommodate for type of different point, as for example, the sizes used conventionally' in marking price tags. This permits the"y use of a larger or more prominent type for the price as opposed tothe type employed for the other indicia printed on the same tag. c

Attention is directed to the present inventors previously issued Patent No. 2,251,227, issued July 29, 1941, disclosing and claiming an improved type chase. In this patent just referred to, the chase provides demountable type supportingbars, which are readily adjustable as to spacing, that is to say, bars which may be disposed either Very close or very far apart, accommodating, for example, either six point, nine point, or fourteen point type. Thus, each type supporting bar may be separately-removed or replaced without disturbing the adjoining bars. Moreover, each of these bars. may provide differently spaced lateral supporting means for the type so as to vary the spacing in the rows.

' notched as will be described hereinafter.

It has been the further object of the presentl n this case is concerned ywith the provision of a further improved means for accomplishing the general purposes set out in the previously issued patent.

Other objects and certain advantages ofthe invention will be more fully apparent from a description of the drawing in which:

Figure 1 is a perspectiveview of the improved type chase of this invention. f

Figure 2 is a top plan view showing the locking means in position for holding the type bars in position. f

Figure 3 is a view taken similar to Figure 2 but showing a dierent arrangement of the supporting bars for supporting lines of type of a different point.

Figure 4 is a View taken similar to Figure 3 showing the further arrangement of the supporting bars but also illustrating the locking means displaced for convenient removable of the4 type supporting bars. f

Figure 5 is a sectional view taken on line 5 5, Figure 2, illustrating a supporting bar of the form shown in this particular view.

Figure 6 is a sectional view taken on :line 6 6, Figure 3, detailing the mounting and fastening of the locking device.

Figure Tis a View taken on line 1 1, Figure 3, illustrating a supporting bar ofv Figure 3..

Figure 8 is a sectional View taken on line 8 8, Figure 4, illustrating the locking means in released position.

Figure 10` is a fragmentary sectional view taken lengthwise of the chase showing type supported in position from the supporting bars.

Referring to the drawing, the rectangular frame of the chase is generally indicated at II. The frame. or casing is made up or" four plate elements, side Walls I2 and end walls I3 respectively. `The side walls are flat plate structures The end plates include top anges I4 and side flanges I5. These anges are turned outwardly and the side flanges I5 are welded or otherwise secured to the side plates I2. The top iianges I4 provide the means for mounting` and securing theytype supporting bar locking means, las will be more apparent later in` this description.

upon which plates are being utilized.l To provide for variation in the vspacing of these supporting plates, the side plates I2 are notched as follows.l

Each plate includes a series of Vertical notches l1 cut into the upper edges of the plates and extending about one-third of the height of the side plates. As indicated in Figure 5, the type supporting cross plates or bars engageable in these notches include laterally extended tenons I8 which twithin the notches for supporting the plates with their edges ush with the upper and lower edges of the casing respectively. In addition to these notches, which are cut entirely through the side plates, another supporting structure is provided in the form of vertical grooves.

I9 extending down the inne;` faces of the side plates. (Note particularly Figure 6.) The supporting bars cooperating with these grooves (Figure 7) also include tenons or extensions 2D which t within the grooves I9 for supporting the particular plates with their upper and lower edges ilush with the upper and lower edges of the casing or supporting box structure.

As will be apparent from Figure 6, the notches l1 are spaced at greater distances than the grooves I9. Although there may be some overlap of these grooves and notches, this is unimportant since the grooves i9 extend throughout approximately two-thirds of the height of the side plates. As shown in Figure l, a given type setup may include some of each style of cross plate.

Oneside of each cross plate or partition includes a 'series of parallel vertical grooves 2| appropriately spaced for receiving the type elements. Each type element 22 (Fig'urelO) has a longitudinal rib or 23 atene side thereof. These grooves 2i do 'not extend entirely to the bottoms of the respective plates and the Ins are component so that the type elements are suspended as shown in -Fgure l0. The spacing of the grooves along the face of the cross bars is appropriate for the point size of type employed. As stated, these cross plates, or a mixture of both forms or all o'f one, are assembled within the casing to provide a selected number of type receiving sockets 24. Each socket receives a line of type of different point size.

In order to secure the cross plate assembly within the casing, locking means is provided. This means consists of a swinging latch element 25 pivoted 'on 'the top flange it of one end plate of the casing. The pivotal mounting is through a pin 2'6 ii-ized within the flange and having an enlarged head 21 securing the latch in swinging position. The vertical ange 28 of the latch enrments for'price marking setups.

through a clearance aperture 33 in the latch and incorporates a threaded portion screwed into a screw threaded aperture 34 in the extension of the ange i4. Latching is accomplished by means of the longitudinally extended ange 35 of the member 25 which overhangs adjacent ends of all of the inserted cross plates.

The drawings illustrate four different arrange- Specically, Figure l provides an arrangement of cross plates wherein both styles are used and the chase then carries type of two different point sizes. Thus, about half of the chase of Figure 1 will receive, for example, type of six-point size and' half, for example, of nine-point size.

In Figure 2, al1 of one style of supporting bar is employed and thus there exists a uniformly spaced set of sockets for receiving type of the intermediate size, for example, nine-point.

In Figure 3, the cross bars are all of the type engageable with the internal grooves and, therefore, the chase accommodates six-point 1lsrpe throughout.

In Figure 4, the supporting bars of Figure 3 are placed in alternate grooves. This omission of bars makes it possible to accommodate fourteenpoint type. The overlap of the flange 35 is sufcient for retainingor locking in position any arrangement of either type of supporting bar.

Having described my invention, I claim:

A type chase comprising a lframe of rectangular form, opposite side walls of said frame being notched the notches extending vertically and being formed in the upper edges of the walls, a series of oppositely disposed vertical 'grooves in the inner faces of said opposite side walls of the rectangular frame, the spacing between said grooves being different from the spacing of said notches and said grooves extending below said notches in the side walls, and a series of type supporting plates adapted to be disposed crosswise in the frame, said plates having tenons itting the notches and grooves whereby different sizes of type may be disposed between the plates.

FREDERICK KOI-INI lE. 

